Anysoldier.com update

I got a card the other day from one of the soldiers that received the care package I sent a couple of weeks ago via www.anysoldier.com. He said the troops were thankful for the goodies, especially the DVDs, since watching movies is how they pass much of their down time.

I checked the blogs for two of the other soldiers and found that they've been dropped from the program because no one has heard from them in 60 days. That could mean they just forgot to post something, but it could be much worse. I'm praying for them.

Anyway, I trust that God will do something with those packages. I'll write back to the soldier and send some more movies.

Friday night Fox's "Next Great American Band" aired it's final show and announced the winner of the month's long fan-driven search for America's favorite band. The winner? The Clark Brothers.

Throughout the show I've been a big fan of them and Denver and the Mile High Orchestra. (Yes, I voted ...) I predicted The Clark Brothers would win when they got up on stage and did their version of "This Little Light of Mine."

In a competition that included genres from rock to punk to big band to bluegrass and relied on fan voting to determine the results, two of the final three bands - The Clark Brothers and Denver and the Mile High Orchestra - were blatant Christian acts. That says a lot about the quality of music these two acts brought to the show every week, and that regardless of their expressions of faith (or probably in many instances because of it) they won over America.

I want to congratulate them both for being great artists and great contestants on the show. They showed America that Christians can be relevant in today’s culture without compromising their faith or beliefs. Visit www.nextgreatband.msn.com for show recaps and band performances.